Directors
Prof. Shunlin Liang
Chair Professor & Head of the Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong
A leading expert in satellite remote sensing and land surface data products, with extensive experience in developing global information products and large-scale data infrastructures such as the GLASS and Hi-GLASS product suites.
Prof. George C.S. Lin
Chair Professor at the Department of Geography, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Director of the International Research Center for China Development Studies , The University of Hong Kong
An authority on China’s urbanization and regional development, with deep expertise in the social and economic dimensions of China’s transformation.
Associate Directors
Dr. Lishan Ran
Associate Director, CSIO
Department of Geography,
The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Zhengci Xu
Associate Director, CSIO
Department of Geography,
The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Han Ma
Executive Associate Director, CSIO
Department of Geography,
The University of Hong Kong
Responsible for day-to-day coordination, project management, and external partnerships of the data center.